FDA approves first nonprescription birth control pill
The manufacturer of Opill says the medication could be available in stores and online early next year.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Opill as the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. on Thursday. This comes after an advisory committee unanimously voted in May to make the medication available without a prescription.
Reset learns more about the progestin-only pill and what its approval means for contraceptive access in Illinois and beyond.
GUEST: Kai Tao, co-founder and principal of impact and innovation at Illinois Contraceptive Access Now
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FDA approves first nonprescription birth control pill
The manufacturer of Opill says the medication could be available in stores and online early next year.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Opill as the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. on Thursday. This comes after an advisory committee unanimously voted in May to make the medication available without a prescription.
Reset learns more about the progestin-only pill and what its approval means for contraceptive access in Illinois and beyond.
GUEST: Kai Tao, co-founder and principal of impact and innovation at Illinois Contraceptive Access Now